Wondering if anyone had any insight in to my application prospects. My scores above are very low for a T10 school, however wanted some insight to see if my "softs" can make up for it. I have a Masters in Nuclear Engineering (4.0, went part time) , undergrad Mechanical Engineering from a top state school, and finishing up 5 years active duty military service as a naval officer.

Any thoughts on my chances with the above? Do I absolutely need to take another shot at the LSATs? I'd appreciate any feedback, thanks.

I was right where you were around this time two years ago, I retook and got a 169.

I think that I got a small bump from the military experience (2 T14 acceptances and a T30 and no rejections). I think with one more point on the LSAT I would have cracked MVP. I did notice that I got in to all the schools that I interviewed for, the military helps a lot with interview skills as well as gives you something interesting to talk about.

Honestly, if I were you I would retake, definitely apply to Northwestern, and pray that you get into a high ranking state school, especially with blue ribbon or in the state that your initial contract was from or presently live in.